MONUMENT NO. 207925

A Roman L-shaped corridor villa excavated in 1937-8 by A Mellor and R Goodchild, the site having first been noted from surface material. Further excavations by J Erskine occurred in the 1970s. Finds suggest occupation occurred circa AD 200 to 400. Aerial photographs indicate the presence of further buildings extending outside the excavated area. The outline of pat of this villa can be seen on air photos taken during the excavation.

The villa is under pasture and cannot be traced. The present farmer reports that no further material has been found on the site. (5)

Excavations since 1971 by J G P Erskine have uncovered the remainder of the N wing. It was found that the courtyard had been paved with limestone cobbling, and a boundary wall on the west side had been demolished to give access to a residential building in the SW corner of the complex. Other features, not yet interpreted, were found on the S side. The excavation continues. (6-9)

The outline of pat of this villa can be seen on air photos taken during the excavation.

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

O.S. 6" 1960

( 2) The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine

Mellor, AS and R Goodchild. 49, 1940-2 Page(s)46FF

( 3) edited by R B Pugh and Elizabeth Crittall 1957 A history of Wiltshire: volume 1, part 1

The Victoria history of the counties of England Grinsell, LV. Archaeological Gazetteer Page(s)30